ANNE WHITE
Owings Mills,Maryland
Summary
Personable and compassionate with solid foundation in patient care and health sciences. Possesses comprehensive understanding of medical terminology and clinical procedures, including patient assessment and medication administration. Committed to enhancing patient well-being and delivering high-quality care. Offering strong foundation in patient care and genuine desire to learn and excel in healthcare environment. Brings understanding of medical principles and ability to quickly adapt to new clinical settings and practices.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN FLOAT POOL ICU
Johns Hopkins Hospital
02.2023 - Current
- Provided comprehensive patient care, ensuring medical needs were met efficiently.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to deliver optimal patient outcomes.
- Improved patient recovery times by administering medication and monitoring vital signs.
- Assessed patient conditions, developing effective care plans.
- Monitored patient health and communicated changes to doctors for timely interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide holistic patient care.
- Delivered high-quality care in fast-paced settings, adapting to changing priorities.
- Intervened in emergency situations to stabilize patient conditions.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Provided emotional support to patients during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport that contributed to better overall wellbeing.
Flex RN Agency Nurse/DSS SICU
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
03.2022 - Current
- Provided patient care, performed assessments, and provided nursing interventions in a12 bed SICU for post op patients such as CEA, Laryngectomies, Flaps, sepsis and post tPA patient
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to provide optimum care thereby improving patients’ outcomes
- Complied with standards of practice, delivery exceptional, and quality care to patients
- Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, listens and responds to the ideas of others
Travel Nurse Across America, RN
Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Provides care to intubated and ventilated COVID patients in a20 bed ICU, monitoring, and reporting on conditions to maintain saturations within optimal levels
- Evaluates and assesses various patient diagnoses such as sepsis and acute respiratory failure to adequately manage the needs of chronically ill patients
- Operates critical care equipment, including but not limited to PA catheters, arterial lines, vasoactive medication titrations and chest tubes
- Conducts diagnostic tests, and patient assessments to evaluate treatment progression and collaborates with medical team to ensure continuity of care
- Responds to critical codes to coordinate stabilization and restore critical care equipment to keep patients stable to promote recovery
ICU Float Pool, RN
CHI Baylor College of Medicine
09.2019 - 08.2020
- Conducts medical assessments to deliver high quality patient care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Analyzes patient-monitoring devices such as arterial lines, temporary pacemaker, and intracranial pressure monitors
- Collaborates and teaches family centered education to ensure families are aware of diagnostic procedures and tests
- Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, listens and responds to the ideas of others
- Promotes and follows core measures and hospital policies in providing high quality health care
Surgical ICU/Liver Transplant ICU
Methodist Hospital TMC
10.2018 - 08.2020
- Manages a high volume of28 beds for patients in a tertiary medical center
- Delivers care to ICU patients with acute post-op liver transplant, kidney transplant, surgical procedures, and patients requiring advance airway, and ventilator management
- Care, and maintenance of invasive hemodynamic lines and monitor including primary central, arterial, and occasional pulmonary arterial catheter
- Assesses patients requiring advance life support treatment including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Coordinates treatment with medical emergency team abiding by Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS) guidelines of practice
- Improved safety standards by conducting regular inspections and implementing corrective actions.
Neuro ICU, RN
Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems
04.2015 - 06.2018
- Delivered care to patients post tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), post thrombectomy, post cerebral Angiogram, stroke, head trauma, coma
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals to develop patient care plans aligned with assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses
- Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions
- Analyzed patients' vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs for critically ill patients
- Evaluated patients' psychosocial identifying sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems
- Assisted physicians with bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardioversion procedures
Assistant Director of Nursing
Senior Care Centers
09.2015 - 03.2016
- Administered fiscal operations including planning budgets and coordinating financial reporting
- Conducted recruiting, hiring, and training of personnel to retain enough qualified staff to provide professional nursing services
- Oversaw nursing staff to ensure quality and appropriate resident/patient care exceeded company and regulatory standards
- Evaluated work activities of nursing staff and conducted periodic performance appraisals
- Developed accountability processes to ensure documentation of care and of medications and treatments
Solera at West Houston, RN
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Monitored patient status and determined treatment plans in partnership with physicians and fellow nurses
- Assisted patients with post-op care to facilitate successful healing and recovery
- Interviewed patients to identify and analyze symptoms or track ongoing health progress
- Evaluated the efficacy of treatment regimens and method, assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Ensured HIPAA compliance
Warrensburg Manor Care Center, RN
04.2013 - 12.2013
- Admission and discharge teachings
- Document all Residents Procedures
- Maintain safety and Precaution standards
- Offered caring and compassionate care to Resident in an Alzheimer's unit
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members, working closely with physicians, nurses, therapists, dieticians, and pharmacists to formulate, implement and modify individual care plan
- Utilized assessment skills to identify and monitor Residents needs and consult with physicians to provide timely and efficient treatments
- Maintain calm and caring environment from stimulus in an Alzheimer's unit
Weekend RN Supervisor, RN
01.2013 - 11.2013
- Provides supervision, and guidance to nursing staff
- Delegates appropriate task based on staff mix to accomplishment of unit goal
- Performs physical assessment and nursing diagnosis based on data collected
- Thoroughly documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatment, medication administration, and discharge details according to established specifications
- Compiled and updated confidential patient charts, files, license, and CPR Compliance records
- Managed ancillary staff of10 on call nurses in providing quality care to patients
- Interviewed patients to identify and analyze symptoms or track ongoing health progress
- Conducted outside research on the effectiveness of fall prevention protocol In an Alzheimer's unit
Isalu Hospitals Limited, RN
03.2009 - 12.2010
- Performs all tasks with patient-centered focus while seeking opportunity for improvement of processes and treatments
- Assessed signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition
- Collected, analyzed, and interpreted data and information from health care members and documents actual and potential nursing diagnoses
- Documented patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
- Modified plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective and ineffective nursing
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring patients per shift
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Self-directed with astute judgment skills
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Closely monitored acute conditions
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO01.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
Edo State School of Nursing
Nigeria01.2008
Skills
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Patient advocacy
- Emergency response
- Infection control
- Patient safety
- Treatment coordination
- Clinical documentation
- Pain management
- Clinical skills
- Therapeutic communication
- Care team integration
- Compassionate care
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Maryland (Compact License)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
Awards
Honors, GPA: Summa cum Laude. University of Central Missouri/University of Texas at Tyler, Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society., Phi Beta Delta Honor Society., Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society., Sigma International Nursing Honor Society
Accomplishments
- Supervision - Headed onboarding process for new nursing staff.
- Implementation - Assisted in implementation of new tracking system that resulted in improved patient care.
- Quality Assurance - Ensured and enforced medical office compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Yoruba
Professional Working
Timeline
RN FLOAT POOL ICU
Johns Hopkins Hospital
02.2023 - Current
Flex RN Agency Nurse/DSS SICU
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
03.2022 - Current
Travel Nurse Across America, RN
Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2021
ICU Float Pool, RN
CHI Baylor College of Medicine
09.2019 - 08.2020
Surgical ICU/Liver Transplant ICU
Methodist Hospital TMC
10.2018 - 08.2020
Assistant Director of Nursing
Senior Care Centers
09.2015 - 03.2016
Neuro ICU, RN
Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems
04.2015 - 06.2018
Solera at West Houston, RN
04.2014 - 03.2015
Warrensburg Manor Care Center, RN
04.2013 - 12.2013
Weekend RN Supervisor, RN
01.2013 - 11.2013
Isalu Hospitals Limited, RN
03.2009 - 12.2010
- Registered Nurse in Maryland (Compact License)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Tyler
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Missouri
Associate of Science - Nursing
Edo State School of Nursing
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